Leyland P76 Owners 2004

Technical Question and Answers

Starter Motors for 4.4 ltr motor


From: "Adrian"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004
I have been advised that you have starter motors for P76 engines.
Our technical officer has looked at the photograph on the website
http://www.enginecentre.com.au/starters-leyland.html and has warned us to be careful as it is one of two types of starter motors used in the P76 engine.
My question is, do you carry both types of starter motors?
From: "Graeme Webb"
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004
As far as we know there is only one starter that we sell for the P76 and we sell quite a few of them and no one has returned any.
This starter will cost you $385 + postage
Thanks
Graeme
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 21:55:27 +1000
Graeme
I have had a look at your starter motor and yes its the same as I make.
There is how ever the other starter motor with an offset of 1/16 of an inch.
We call then eccentric starter motors as they are for the P76 motor with a
1/8 in larger diameter flywheel. These starters have a triangle eched on the
nose cone. Most of the late model P76's came out with this flywheel. If you
us one of your starter motor on a P76 motor with the larger flywheel then it
will work, but slowly destroy the ring gear. With the P76 starter motor nose
cone being so thin it usually breaks off the nose cone and thus stuffs the
starter. As an auto electrician by trade I have a about 20 or so with this
problem sitting in my stuffed box. Your's and my starter has a much stronger front end and thus doesn't break, but will slowly destroy the ring
gear.
I know as I have made one of these starters to test the theory.
(see attached pic).

Click on photo for full size
Anyway thats the info on the starter motor saga.
Garth...

Triangle models

Indentifing which starter motor suits your engine.

Information supplied by Tony DeLuca.







For more details on this starter pleaase look at the following link
Last updated
April, 2008
This web site may contain Copyright material
If you find any problems with the site, please email the Web Editor